Harmonic morphisms projecting harmonic functions to harmonic functions (Q437539)

Summary: For Riemannian manifolds \(M\) and \(N\), admitting a submersion \(\phi\) with compact fibres, we introduce the projection of a function via its decomposition into horizontal and vertical components. By comparing the Laplacians on \(M\) and \(N\), we determine conditions under which a harmonic function on \(U = \phi^{-1}(V) \subset M\) projects down, via its horizontal component, to a harmonic function on \(V \subset N\).